# Forward Day by Day

> Daily spiritual practices, prayers, and scripture readings with integrated audio. (iPhone/iPad app by Forward Movement.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forward-day-by-day/id561455965 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Forward Movement](https://appshunter.io/developer/561455968)
- Category: Lifestyle, Reference
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 84 App Store ratings · 67 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 78 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-09-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forward-day-by-day/id561455965/reviews.md

## What is Forward Day by Day?

Forward Day by Day offers prayer on the go—daily spiritual practices for busy people. In English and Spanish. The app includes the daily meditation from Forward Day by Day, as well as all daily prayers from The Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church, and the daily scripture readings from the lectionary. Integrated podcasts allow users to listen within the app as they read. Display preferences provide various fonts and text sizing options. Forward Day by Day is an offering of Forward Movement, a ministry of the Episcopal Church.

## Key features

- Daily meditation
- Daily prayers
- Daily scripture readings
- Integrated podcasts
- Customizable display preferences
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)

## What do users think of Forward Day by Day?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great content and devotions
- 👍 Customizable experience
- 👍 Encouraging and accessible
- 👍 Useful for daily prayer
- 👍 Good for staying connected
- 👍 Journal feature added
- 👍 Clean interface
- 👍 Supports traditional and modern practices
- 👍 Good for on-the-go use
- 👍 Works well on iPad (for some)
- 👍 Intuitive to use (for some)
- 👍 Elegant design

**Cons**

- 🐛 Tiny font size
- 🐛 Inconsistent internet connection issues
- 🐛 App not opening/crashing
- 🐛 Difficult navigation
- 🐛 Not available offline
- 🐛 Blank screens
- 🐛 Expensive for functionality
- 🐛 Inconsistent updates
- 🐛 Content not always matching expectations (social justice focus)
- 🐛 Lack of author biographies
- 🐛 Text spacing errors
- 🐛 App not working on specific devices (iPhone XR)
- 🐛 No text stretching/scaling
- 🐛 Does not support landscape mode
- 🐛 Daily Saint feature missing
- 🐛 Meditations missing in app
- 🐛 App not loading content
- 🐛 Expensive for bugs
- 🐛 Fatal errors reported
- 🐛 Not accessible to non-Episcopalians
- 🐛 Broken link to Daily Prayers anytime
- 🐛 Doesn't swivel on iPad
- 🐛 Typo fixes needed
- 🐛 Lord's Prayer spacing off
- 🐛 Meditation bleeds off screen
- 🐛 Slow to load
- 🐛 Daily Meditation page blank
- 🐛 No way to enlarge font
- 🐛 Cannot pinch to enlarge
- 🐛 No landscape mode for larger font
- 🐛 Daily meditation does not fit screen
- 🐛 Text won't shift to landscape
- 🐛 Content doesn't fit screen
- 🐛 Not functional when content doesn't fit
- 🐛 Error statements
- 🐛 Fatal error
- 🐛 Too many bugs
- 🐛 Price is off-putting
- 🐛 Needs more interactive features
- 🐛 Not accessible to non-familiar users
- 🐛 Less lively than competitors
- 🐛 More expensive than competitors
- 🐛 Daily prayer sticks on time of day
- 🐛 Broken link to Daily Prayers anytime
- 🐛 Won't swivel on iPad
- 🐛 Only two font sizes
- 🐛 Designed for iPhone, not iPad
- 🐛 Typo fixes needed
- 🐛 Lord's Prayer spacing off
- 🐛 Meditation bleeds off screen
- 🐛 Slow to load
- 🐛 Daily Meditation page blank
- 🐛 Bug: only loads current day after switching rites
- 🐛 Meditation bleeds off viewing area
- 🐛 Cannot swipe back to today's meditation
- 🐛 Slow to load
- 🐛 Daily Meditation page is blank
- 🐛 Fonts are really small
- 🐛 No way to enlarge fonts
- 🐛 Cannot pinch to enlarge
- 🐛 No landscape mode
- 🐛 Daily meditation does not fit iPhone screen
- 🐛 Text won't shift to landscape
- 🐛 Potential to be excellent, but bug exists
- 🐛 Font is tiny
- 🐛 Difficult for many to read comfortably
- 🐛 Wish font was a bit larger

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Blank screen when opening app
- App not opening
- Stopped working on iPhone XR
- Not connected to Internet or won’t open
- Revolving circle and not opening
- Message: Not connected to the internet
- No internet connection error
- Cannot Launch App
- App quit working
- App is Broken
- Crashville
- App Falls Short
- Very buggy
- Not working!
- Where's the text?
- Technical issues
- App not working
- Spacing errors
- Text does not have proper spacing between words
- Lord's Prayer reads "sinsas" instead of "sins as"
- The Saint isn't always the saint according to the calendar
- Daily Saint does not show up at all
- Meditations missing?
- Daily meditation does not fit the iPhone screen
- Text won't shift to landscape mode
- App not working on iPad
- Content doesn't fit the screen
- Daily prayer now sticks on the time of day
- Link to Daily prayers anytime is broken
- Won't swivel as iPad is turned
- Typo fixes needed
- Lord's Prayer spacing is off
- Meditation "bleeds" off the viewing area
- Cannot swipe back to today's meditation
- Slow to load
- Daily Meditation page is blank
- Bug: it will only load the current day once I change the settings from Rite I to Rite II and vice versa
- Meditation bleeds off the screen
- Problem with the devotionals section bleeding off the screen
- The fonts are really small with no way to enlarge them
- Cannot pinch to enlarge
- No landscape mode for larger font
- Daily meditation does not fit the iPhone screen
- Text won't shift to landscape

**Most requested features**

- Ability to swipe from left edge to go back
- 3-reading setting for Daily Office
- Information about saints linked to Daily Office
- Ability to stretch text on iPod
- Option to enlarge font size
- Reminders at certain times of the day
- Update the app
- Cache a few days or a month of data for offline use
- Include author biographies
- Add a search function
- Consider making this a universal app for iPad functionality
- More interactive features
- Make it accessible to people not familiar with the Episcopal Church
- Customize the office more (e.g., General Thanksgiving at Morning Prayer)
- More of the daily offices included
- Option to customize the office more

## Recent user reviews (10 of 67)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forward-day-by-day/id561455965/reviews.md

### 1/5 — No accessible font sizes

*2026-02-09*

Theoretically the app gives you the option of changing the font size to a more accessible size, but the largest font size is barely bigger than the smallest.  I cannot read with any facility with the tiny text size that this app has.  I know it has a lot of wonderful content, but it’s really frustrating  that I cannot read it. The audio of the text is nice at times, but it’s not the same as reading.

### 4/5 — So close! Still great!

*2025-06-28*

Absolutely love this app to stay on top on the Daily Office and devotions on the go. Thank you! 

If I could request one thing, it is the ability to swipe from left edge to the right to go “back” instead of having to go all the way up to the top left to go “back.” It’s a simple gesture but powerful when using your phone with one hand. This functionality is built into most iOS apps.

### 5/5 — Clean, concise and encouraging

*2024-07-02, version 3.3.23*

This app makes participating in the daily office so fun, accessible and enjoyable!

### 3/5 — Forward Movement

*2023-01-10*

Loved this app until this afternoon when I got a blank screen when I opened it. Since it's $6.99 for the app I'm hoping this is temporary. I haven’t been able to open this for 2 days now. I can get it thru Facebook, but not the app.

### 5/5 — Recommended for being customizable and the developers’ attention to detail and frequent updates

*2022-09-18*

All the prayers and the lectionary readings you need to pray the Daily Office or to pray shorter devotions. And it can be as traditional or modern as you like, and can be simplified or prayer with the Angelus and Regina Coeli. I’ve been using Forward Day by Day since 2018 and have watched a good app get even better. Back then I liked the basic layout and functionality, but was disappointed that I was stuck with a small font size, even if I used a larger one in my iOS default settings. That was changed a few years ago; now there is a choice of fonts, sizes, screen colors, bold/italic for responses, and even drop caps, for a nice touch. I’ve used the app at home, for meetings, when traveling, and I’ve been happy with how well it has performed. If anyone asks about devotions or the daily office, I mention this app. Sending someone to the BCP for that is just unkind, since they’re so hard to follow there. I like to support Forward Movement, for the multitude of good things they do, and with this quality app, it’s just another reason to support them.

### 5/5 — Thank you

*2021-11-28*

In today’s COVID era where I don’t get to church services like I would prefer, this is a great way to ensure I stay connected to the church.

### 5/5 — The journal

*2021-07-27, version 3.0.5*

Thank you so very much for adding the journal to this beautiful new addition of Forward!

### 5/5 — Excellent but could be even better

*2021-07-13*

The written firm of the Daily Office should offer a 3-reading setting which would match the podcasts of morning and evening prayer. 

On saints’ feast days information about the saints should be linked to the Daily Office as in the Venite app.

### 3/5 — Depends on the Month

*2021-05-19*

The authors of the reflections rotate each month. Some months you get mainstream reflections on the gospel. Other months you get heavy doses of social justice reflections. It’s like a whipsaw sometimes month to month. If you are sensitive to politics being mixed into your gospel reflections, I’d look elsewhere.

### 3/5 — Stopped working on iPhone XR

*2020-08-15, version 2.1.0*

Please update the app.

## Frequently asked questions about Forward Day by Day

### What does the Forward Day by Day app do?

The app provides daily spiritual practices for busy people. It includes the daily meditation from Forward Day by Day, daily prayers from The Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church, and daily scripture readings from the lectionary.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include daily meditations, daily prayers, daily scripture readings, integrated podcasts for listening within the app, and customizable display preferences like fonts and text sizing. It is available in both English and Spanish.

### Is there a cost to use Forward Day by Day?

Based on the provided information, the app is offered for free. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or subscription fees.

### Who is this app intended for?

This app is an offering from Forward Movement, a ministry of the Episcopal Church, and is designed for individuals seeking daily spiritual practices, particularly those who are busy and may be members of the Episcopal Church.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.4.3 — 2026-08-14

Minor fixes.

### 3.4.2 — 2026-07-29

Use the Coverdale Psalter for the Daily Readings when it's been selected in Preferences.

### 3.4.1 — 2026-05-20

Add canticle page numbers.

### 3.4.0 — 2026-04-25

Support latest iOS versions.

### 3.3.60 — 2026-02-26

Fixes missing Ember Days when using LFF calendar.

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